Commercial Real Estate Market in Dayton, ME
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
2 active listings and 3 off-market properties in Dayton, ME.
Market Trends
Dayton, ME spans 47.9 square miles in York County, Maine. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office space in Dayton, ME asks $168/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Retail
Retail space in Dayton, ME asks $291/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Dayton, ME runs 7.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2019. Nearly 2.4x the 2021 low of 3.2%.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Dayton, ME asks $272/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Commercial 41.2%
- Industrial 39.6%
- Agricultural 8.3%
- Mixed use 6.6%
- Residential 1.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Rural Fields District
Rural Forest District
Commercial Industrial District
Critical Rural
Mixed Use District
Dayton, ME zones 11,501 acres across 7 districts. Commercial zoning covers 41.2% of zoned land, residential 1.7% and industrial 39.6%. The largest single district is Rural Fields District at 41.2%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 80.8% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Rural Fields District (R-FIELDS)
To allow for residential and low intensity commercial uses while protecting Daytons rural character in areas with views of open fields from existing public roads.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Dayton, ME has 24,581 residents in 11,001 households. Density runs 513 people per square mile. Median household income here is $71,268 and median gross rent $1,186 a month.
24,581
Population
11,001
Households
2.2
Avg Household Size
39
Median Age
29%
College-Educated
95%
High-School Grad
47.9 sq mi
ZIP Area
513
Density / Sq Mi
$71,268
Median Household Income
$39,176
Median Earnings
$1,186
Median Rent
$351,700
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Dayton?
Dayton, ME zones 11,501 acres across 7 districts, of which 41.2% is commercial and 39.6% industrial. The largest single district is Rural Fields District at 41.2% of zoned land. To allow for residential and low intensity commercial uses while protecting Daytons rural character in areas with views of open fields from existing public roads. Residential zoning covers 1.7% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Dayton market data come from?
Realmo compiles Dayton, ME figures from 2 active sale listings, 3 tracked off-market properties, the current Dayton zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 2 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Dayton, ME. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 11,501 zoned acres across 7 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at Northeast region level, retail vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 August 2026 · report a data issue
